REGISTERED NDIS PROVIDER
NDIS Exercise Physiology
Individual, evidence-based exercise support designed around your disability-related goals, daily function and participation.
Exercise support connected to your goals
NDIS Exercise Physiology
NDIS Exercise Physiology is not a generic exercise program. We begin by understanding your disability, current function, daily activities, support needs and NDIS goals.
Your Exercise Physiologist will develop an individual program that may focus on building or maintaining strength, mobility, balance, fitness, confidence and physical capacity.
We aim to make exercise understandable, achievable and relevant to your everyday life.
What we can support
How can Exercise Physiology help met your NDIS Goals
Strength and physical capacity
Build or maintain the strength required for transfers, mobility, personal care, household activities and community participation.
Mobility and walking
Work on walking capacity, movement efficiency, mobility confidence and safely navigating everyday environments
Balance and falls prevention
Develop balance, stepping reactions, lower-limb strength and confidence with daily movement.
Fatigue and energy management
Use appropriately paced exercise to build capacity while considering fatigue, recovery and fluctuating symptoms.
Cardiovascular fitness
Improve or maintain exercise tolerance for daily activities, recreation and community access.
Confidence and participation
Practise meaningful activities and movement skills that support independence, choice and participation.
Exercise that fits your life
Exercise should work with your life, not require you to fit into a standard program.
We consider your energy, mobility, communication preferences, sensory needs, support arrangements, equipment, environment and previous experiences with exercise.
Sessions can be adapted to suit different bodies, abilities and ways of participating. There is no assumed starting level and no expectation that everyone performs an exercise in the same way.
Our focus is on helping you work toward activities and outcomes that are meaningful to you.
Exercise Physiology based on your individual needs
Every participant has different strengths, support needs, experiences and goals. The information below provides examples of how Exercise Physiology may be used and adapted. Your recommendations will be based on your individual assessment rather than your diagnosis alone.
Exercise Physiology can support people living with neurological conditions that affect movement, strength, balance, coordination, fatigue or physical capacity.
This may include participants living with stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, functional neurological disorder or another neurological condition.
Exercise may involve
- Strength and cardiovascular conditioning
- Balance and stepping practice
- Walking and mobility exercises
- Transfer and movement practice
- Coordination and movement-control activities
- Fatigue-aware exercise planning
- Hydrotherapy where suitable
- Home programs for practising between appointments
How support is adapted
Exercises are selected according to your current function, symptoms, mobility, fatigue, cognition, communication preferences and the way your condition changes over time.
We can offer seated, standing or supported options and incorporate mobility aids or support people where appropriate. Instructions can be demonstrated, repeated, simplified or provided visually.
Intended functional outcomes
Exercise Physiology may work toward:
- Maintaining or improving mobility
- Increasing strength for transfers and daily activities
- Improving balance and confidence
- Building tolerance for community access
- Managing fatigue more effectively
- Maintaining function where improvement may not be realistic
- Supporting participation in recreation and meaningful activities
Exercise Physiology may support participants with a physical disability affecting mobility, strength, balance, endurance, transfers or participation in everyday activities.
This may include people with spinal cord injury, limb difference, amputation, musculoskeletal disability, mobility impairment or a disability resulting from injury or illness.
Exercise may involve
- Upper- and lower-body strengthening
- Seated or standing cardiovascular exercise
- Transfer-related strength and movement practice
- Wheelchair-specific conditioning
- Balance and supported standing
- Mobility and endurance training
- Shoulder and upper-limb conditioning
- Hydrotherapy where appropriate
How support is adapted
Exercises can be completed seated, standing, supported or from a wheelchair. We consider mobility aids, equipment, access requirements, pain, skin integrity, fatigue, temperature regulation and the level of assistance required.
Exercise positions and equipment are selected with the participant rather than assuming one standard way to complete an activity.
Intended functional outcomes
Exercise Physiology may work toward:
- Greater capacity for transfers
- Improved wheelchair propulsion tolerance
- Increased strength for personal care and household activities
- Improved mobility and community access
- Reduced physical fatigue during daily tasks
- Maintaining joint movement and physical capacity
- Greater confidence participating in exercise or recreation
Exercise Physiology may support participants with an intellectual disability who would benefit from individual assistance to develop movement skills, strength, fitness, confidence or participation.
Support is based on the person’s functional needs, goals, communication preferences and preferred way of learning.
Exercise may involve
- Familiar and repeatable movement routines
- Strength and cardiovascular activities
- Balance and coordination exercises
- Practising movement skills for everyday tasks
- Supported use of gym equipment
- Games or activities connected to personal interests
- Home or community exercise strategies
- Education for support people where consented and appropriate
How support is adapted
We can use demonstrations, visual instructions, simple language, repetition, predictable routines and additional processing time.
Participants are offered meaningful choices and opportunities to communicate preferences. A family member, support worker or other chosen support person can attend where appropriate.
Intended functional outcomes
Exercise Physiology may work toward:
- Building confidence with movement and exercise
- Improving strength and physical capacity
- Increasing participation in community activities
- Developing greater independence with exercise routines
- Improving balance, coordination and movement skills
- Increasing tolerance for daily activities
- Supporting long-term participation in physical activity
We provide neurodiversity-affirming Exercise Physiology for participants whose neurological development, sensory processing, communication or attention may affect their experience of exercise.
This may include autistic participants, people with ADHD and participants with individual sensory, communication, coordination or executive-function needs.
Exercise may involve
- Strength and cardiovascular exercise
- Balance, coordination and body-awareness activities
- Movement routines connected to personal interests
- Gradual familiarisation with gym equipment
- Individual or quieter exercise options
- Predictable programs and visual exercise plans
- Movement breaks and flexible session pacing
- Strategies for continuing preferred activities outside the clinic
How support is adapted
We do not require eye contact, particular body language or one communication style. Participants can communicate verbally, visually, through gestures, with communication devices or with assistance from a chosen support person.
We can adjust lighting, noise, instructions, transitions, equipment and session structure where possible. We explain what will happen and seek consent before introducing unfamiliar activities or physical assistance.
Intended functional outcomes
Exercise Physiology may work toward:
- Greater confidence in movement environments
- Improved strength, fitness and coordination
- Increased participation in preferred activities
- Development of sustainable exercise routines
- Improved capacity for school, work or community activities
- Greater independence with selected movement tasks
- Reduced barriers to accessing physical activity
Paediatric Exercise Physiology supports children and young people whose disability or health condition affects movement, strength, fitness, coordination, confidence or participation.
Sessions are individualised and may use play, games, obstacle courses and age-appropriate exercise to work toward meaningful functional goals.
Exercise may involve
- Fundamental movement skills
- Strength and cardiovascular activities
- Balance and coordination challenges
- Movement planning and body awareness
- Learning to use exercise equipment safely
- Activities supporting participation in sport or recreation
- Practising tasks relevant to school, home or community life
- Home activities developed with the child and family
How support is adapted
Activities are matched to the child’s developmental stage, interests, communication preferences, sensory needs and confidence.
Children are offered choices and encouraged to participate in ways that feel safe and achievable. Parents, carers and support people can be involved where appropriate, while the child or young person remains central to decisions about their support.
Intended functional outcomes
Exercise Physiology may work toward:
- Improved movement skills and coordination
- Increased strength and physical capacity
- Greater confidence in play and recreation
- Improved participation at school or in the community
- Increased independence with age-appropriate activities
- Greater tolerance for walking and active play
- Development of positive and sustainable movement experiences
Early childhood supports are provided within our professional scope and in collaboration with the child’s family and broader support team.
Exercise Physiology may support NDIS participants who live with disability alongside one or more chronic or complex health conditions.
This may include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, persistent pain, arthritis, respiratory conditions, osteoporosis, deconditioning or other health considerations that affect safe participation in exercise.
Exercise may involve
- Individually prescribed strength training
- Cardiovascular conditioning
- Balance and falls-prevention activities
- Mobility and functional exercises
- Pain-aware movement
- Pacing and fatigue-management strategies
- Education about monitoring exercise intensity
- Gradual return to meaningful activity
How support is adapted
We consider your disability, health conditions, medications, symptoms, medical guidance, previous exercise experience and daily support needs.
Exercise intensity, position, equipment, duration and rest periods can all be modified. With your consent, we may communicate with your GP, specialist or other allied-health professionals when clinical clarification or coordinated care is needed.
Intended functional outcomes
Exercise Physiology may work toward:
- Improving or maintaining physical capacity
- Increasing tolerance for daily activities
- Building strength for mobility and personal care
- Supporting confidence with safe exercise
- Managing the functional effects of fatigue or deconditioning
- Improving capacity for community participation
- Maintaining function and reducing avoidable decline
NDIS Exercise Physiology focuses on disability-related functional needs and goals. It does not replace medical care or general health services that are more appropriately provided through the broader healthcare system.
Not sure which section applies to you?
Many participants have needs that overlap several of these areas. You do not need to choose a category before contacting us. We will listen to your goals, discuss your support needs and help determine whether Exercise Physiology is an appropriate service.
A genuinely inclusive approach
You do not need a particular fitness level, body type or exercise history to work with us.
We welcome people with different abilities, identities, communication styles and experiences. Sessions can be adapted for mobility, fatigue, pain, sensory preferences, processing needs and different ways of communicating.
Mobility aids are welcome, exercises can be completed seated or supported, and a family member, carer or support person may attend when appropriate.
Our aim is to create a respectful environment where you feel listened to, involved and free from judgement.
- No assumed fitness level
- Clear explanations and choices
- Adapted exercises and assessments
- Neurodiversity-affirming care
- Mobility aids welcomed
- Support people welcomed
- No judgement about body size or appearance
- Choice in how we communicate
- Clear explanations and demonstrations
Please tell us about any communication, sensory, mobility, cultural or accessibility needs when making your appointment. We will work with you to make the service as accessible and predictable as possible.
Ways to work with us
Choose the type of support that best suits your needs, goals and current stage of life.
Clinic appointments
Home and community visits
Hydrotherapy
What to expect
What to expect from an Exercise Physiology initial assessment
We begin with a conversation about your goals, current supports, communication preferences, funding arrangements and what you would like help with. You are welcome to involve a family member, nominee, advocate, support coordinator or other support person.
We discuss how your disability affects daily activities, mobility, energy, independence and community participation. We also review the NDIS goals that your Exercise Physiology support will work toward.
Your Exercise Physiologist may assess strength, balance, mobility, transfers, walking, cardiovascular capacity or other relevant areas. Assessment activities are explained first and adapted to your ability and comfort.
We explain the assessment findings and recommend an individual exercise approach. You will have an opportunity to ask questions, express preferences and decide whether the recommendations feel appropriate.
Before regular services begin, we confirm the type of support, appointment frequency, fees, travel arrangements, cancellation terms and how services will be reviewed.
Sessions may involve strength, balance, mobility, cardiovascular conditioning, task practice, hydrotherapy or education. Exercises are adapted and progressed according to your goals and response.
We review progress using relevant functional measures and participant feedback. With your consent, we may communicate with your support coordinator, plan manager, medical team or other allied-health providers.
Collaborative Care
Working with your support team
Good support is collaborative. With your consent, we can communicate with people involved in your care, including family members, support coordinators, recovery coaches, medical practitioners and other allied-health professionals.
We aim to provide clear recommendations, functional outcome information and reports that connect Exercise Physiology with your NDIS goals.
Frequently asked questions
No. Participants and families can contact us directly. Support coordinators, medical practitioners and other professionals can also refer with the participant’s consent.
Yes. The Physiology Collective is a registered NDIS provider for Exercise Physiology.
We can provide Exercise Physiology to agency-managed, plan-managed and self-managed participants where the support is available within the participant’s plan.
Yes. A family member, support worker, advocate or other chosen person is welcome where appropriate.
Home and community appointments may be available depending on location, clinical need, staff availability and the agreed funding arrangements.
Please contact us before your first appointment to discuss mobility, sensory, communication or other access requirements. We will explain the clinic environment and work with you to make reasonable adjustments.
The clinic has ramp access at the front door, as well as a wheelchair accessible bathroom.
Ready to discuss NDIS Exercise Physiology?
Contact our team to ask a question, discuss accessibility requirements or arrange an initial appointment.
